Dec. 21, 2017

Holiday USO Show Brings America to Deployed Troops, Chairman Says

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — The annual USO Holiday Tour is an important connection with America for deployed service members, letting troops know that people back home are paying attention to them, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a tour stop in Spain.

Dec. 21, 2017

Chairman’s 2017 USO Holiday Tour Kicks Off

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — The Chairman’s annual USO Holiday Tour kicked off here today with a performance for troops and families with the 496th Air Base Squadron and the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa.

Dec. 21, 2017

USO Troupe Commences Holiday Tour at Spanish Air Base

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell arrived here with the 2017 USO Holiday Tour in tow, bringing a little bit of America to service members overseas.

Dec. 19, 2017

Many U.S. Troops Serving Overseas During the Holidays

WASHINGTON — As many Americans make holiday plans, hundreds of thousands of military personnel continue to protect the United States at duty stations around the world.

Dec. 18, 2017

Trump Announces New Whole-of-Government National Security Strategy

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump announced a new national security strategy rooted in a whole-of-government approach that stresses the economic might of the United States.

Dec. 14, 2017

Haley Says Iran Must Stop Destabilizing Behavior

WASHINGTON — Standing in front of an Iranian rocket fired at an international airport in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Iran must stop all its destabilizing behavior.

Dec. 14, 2017

DoD Shows Iranian Weapons as Proof of Tehran’s Duplicitous Ambitions

WASHINGTON — Lying in a hangar at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., is concrete proof that the Iranian regime is exporting arms to sow instability and promote violence throughout the Middle East.

Dec. 12, 2017

Trump Signs Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Authorization

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, which calls for $626 billion for the department’s base budget and another $66 billion for operations.

Dec. 11, 2017

Iraqi, Syrian Democratic Forces Destroy ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’

WASHINGTON — While Iraqi security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces have destroyed the idea of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ‘Caliphate,’ much work remains to be done against the terror group, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Dec. 9, 2017

Black Knights Squeak Past Midshipmen in Army-Navy Game

WASHINGTON — The Army-Navy game went down to the wire, with Navy missing a 48-yard field goal and the Army winning 14-13. Army also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy as both Army and Navy beat the Air Force Academy this year.